Benue state University Vice Challellorship contest: Prof Toryina Varvar Ayati states vision/ mission

Benue state University Makurdi Vice Chancellorship contest: Prof Toryina Varvar Ayati states vision/mission;
Prof Toryina Varvar Ayati,is a professor of History,and African studies at the Benue state University,Makurdi in Nigeria. He is the immediate past Dean,Faculty of Arts of the university.He was recently selected one of the 6 candidates vying for the post of vice chancellor of the Benue state university,Makurdi by university senate. He spoke recently with the CEO of the The Sky Gate Newspaper,Hon Chiata Azabiam Boniface,in Makurdi,where he unveiled his vision/ mission; and why he wants to be Vice chancellor of the Benue state university.
*Motivation,Vision/ mission;
"I have been a staff of Benue state university for the past 20 years. I started from the scratch so to speak,came here as Assistant Lecturer in 1995 . I have risen from there to become a professor in 2011... In other wards ,I have seen the development of this university from the beginning to now. I have seen the hurdles that have been there. I know the vision of the founding fathers of the university . If you go  through the document establishing  the university,you will see that some of what was envisioned has not been accomplished yet. The founding fathers of the venue state university wanted a full fledged university that would have the faculties like Engineering,Agriculture,environmental sciences,pharmaceutical sciences...some of them are on the ground,but some are not yet on the ground. That is to say that the vision of the founding fathers has not yet been fully realized ; and I feel I should contribute to the realization of that vision.
Apart from that,Benue state university has made a lot of progress. This was the first state owned university in Northern Nigeria,and it made giant strides. The university is now training staff of most universities up North. So,the next vice chancellor of the Benue state university needs to sustain this as the centre of excellence,and also to grow and be rated highly both nationally and internationally."